Drawing Conclusions

Julio and his father had been looking forward to their fishing trip for weeks. They didn't take much food with them on the trip. When they started fishing they were quickly approached by a forest ranger. He asked Julio's father if he had a fishing license. Julio's father reached into his wallet and suddenly got a terrified look on his face. Julio was disappointed that night as he ate dinner. Why did Julio and his father not take much food with them on the trip?

Julio and his father had been looking forward to their fishing trip for weeks. They didn't take much food with them on the trip. When they started fishing they were quickly approached by a forest ranger. He asked Julio's father if he had a fishing license. Julio's father reached into his wallet and suddenly got a terrified look on his face. Julio was disappointed that night as he ate dinner. Which of the following is a conclusion that can be drawn about the story?

Richard and Luis had been hiking for hours. Richard had to carry Luis for the last few miles of the hike. Sweat was rolling down his face as the sun shone directly overhead. What conclusion can be drawn about Luis's age?

Annie could hear the music playing over the loud speaker in the mall. She and her mother were shopping for a present for her father. Annie could see a big line in the center of the mall. She wondered what all the people were waiting for. She then heard a jolly "HO! HO! HO!" from the center of the crowd and she quickly realized what the people were waiting on. As Annie and her mother walked through the mall, she noticed that the store windows were decorated with green, white, and red decorations. Which of the following is a conclusion that could be made from the story?

Annie could hear the music playing over the loud speaker in the mall. She and her mother were shopping for a present for her father. Annie could see a big line in the center of the mall. She wondered what all the people were waiting for. She then heard a jolly "HO! HO! HO!" from the center of the crowd and she quickly realized what the people were waiting on. As Annie and her mother walked through the mall, she noticed that the store windows were decorated with green, white, and red decorations. What season of the year is it?

One difference between an alligator and a crocodile is that the alligator has a much larger snout. Also, the alligator has an overbite. This means that the teeth in its lower jaw fit behind the teeth in its upper jaw. But the bottom and top teeth of the crocodile fit between each other, forming a single row when closed. To tell a crocodile from an alligator:

Only one President was arrested for speeding while in office. A police officer stopped Ulysses S. Grant when he was driving a horse and buggy too fast. This was not even Grant's first offense. He was fined five dollars twice before for breaking the speed limit. From the story you can tell that:

The W was called a hook thousands of years ago. At that time it was shaped like the letter Y. The Romans drew the W like the letter V. Some people in the Middle Ages drew the W as two V's side by side. Other people at this time drew the letter as UU. The letter W got its name because it once